For the family of 33-year-old OFW Julieva Benlingan, her rescue after 60 hours under tons of rubble from an earthquake-devastated apartment building in Hatay, Turkey, was the answer to their fervent prayers. | VillVisayaJrINQ /PDI
But on Wednesday night, the employer called back with very good news — Benlingan was found alive.
Benlingan, who has one child, decided to work abroad as a domestic helper, Liyab said, giving no details about her sister’s child.Benlingan worked for three years in Hong Kong before she moved to Turkey where she has been working for over the past four years — two years with her first employer before she started working for her current employer.Liyab said she had not yet spoken with her sister who was still undergoing treatment.
The embassy said in a statement on Feb. 11 that four Filipino families have been evacuated from the city of Gaziantep, more than 200 kilometers away from Antakya. The 82-man search and rescue team sent by the Philippine government arrived in Istanbul on Feb. 10. The group’s initial base of operation was in the province of Adiyaman from where they would sweep through 10 other affected provinces where 219 Filipinos reportedly lived.
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